Military drills for robots
Army researchers test human-like robotsCredit: US Army photo ADELPHI, Md. -- Army researchers tested ground robots performing military-style exercises, much like Soldier counterparts, at a...
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Computer model helps make sense of human memory
Credit: OIST Brains are a mazy network of overlapping circuits -- some pathways encourage activity while others suppress it. While earlier studies focused more on...
SUTD physicists unlock the mystery of thermionic emission in graphene
SUTD researchers discover a new theory that paves the way for the design of better graphene electronics and energy converters.Credit: SUTD When a metal is...
Particles emitted by consumer 3D printers could hurt indoor air quality
Credit: Allison Carter Consumer-grade 3D printers have grown in popularity in recent years, but the particles emitted from such devices can negatively impact indoor air...
Picoscience and a plethora of new materials
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory New Haven, Conn. - The revolutionary tech discoveries of the next few decades, the ones that will change daily life, may...
The last mammoths died on a remote island
Credit: Juha Karhu The last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean; they died out 4,000 years ago within a very short...
UTA computer scientist leading effort to ensure quality, credibility of information
The battle against 'fake news'Credit: UT Arlington As claims of "fake news" proliferate, checking the truthfulness of information becomes more important and more difficult. That's...
$2.8 million grant will fund preclinical study of new dementia treatment
Credit: UK Photo | Mark Cornelison LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 7, 2019) -- The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has received a five-year, $2.8 million grant to...
New photovoltaic research partnership spans countries, disciplines
USA, Ireland and Northern Ireland to shine new light on solar technologiesCredit: Marco-Alexis Chaira, Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, Oct. 7, 2019 - A new...
Anesthetizing fish may affect research outcomes
Anesthetics may alter coloration in certain fish species, influencing the traits researchers are trying to studyCredit: Kolluru lab Fish use colorful patterns to signal to...
New insights into the genomic landscape of meningiomas identified FGFR3 in a subset of patients with favorable prognoses
The identification of oncogenic mutations has provided further insights into the tumorigenesis of meningioma and the possibility of targeted therapyCredit: Malak Abedalthagafi, email: [email protected] The...
Salk scientists find way to quantify how well cutting-edge microscopy technique works
New approach helps researchers determine the resolution of cryo-EM, leading to better methods of imaging proteinsCredit: Salk Institute In 2017, Salk scientists reported that tilting...
Optical imager poised to improve diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease
New non-invasive instrument images layers of the eye's protective tear film with speed and precisionCredit: AdOM Advanced Optical Methods Ltd. WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed...
Researchers discover a link between two important products of nitric oxide
Oxide plays a key role in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases as well as cancer; experiments reveal a hitherto unknown mechanism underlying the formation of nitroso...
Next-generation single-photon source for quantum information science
Kwiat group achieves most efficient single-photon production everCredit: Siv Schwink/University of Illinois Department of Physics Over the last two decades, tremendous advances have been made...
